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Unemployment Claims Process
Simplified... Electronic... Faster

Electronic filing is a faster, more
efficient way to process multiple
claims for unemployment
insurance. The electronic system
can be utilized during temporary
multiple layoffs of one or two
weeks, such as a regularly
scheduled vacation shutdown.

If you are an employer and interested in finding out how you can take advantage of electronic filing you may contact Ted Pilcher at 502-564-2369 or the nearest Local Department for Employment Services (DES) Office. In the Northern Kentucky area you may contact William Young. A printable copy of the electronics claims procedures provides you with an overview of the process.

Eligible Employers Must:

		Have a workforce of 50 or more workers
		Experience scheduled and unscheduled temporary layoffs or plant shutdowns

Electronic Filing:

		Is compatible with the electronic media employers already have established
		Eliminates paperwork by electronically tracking the claims
		Eliminates employer reconciliation of claimant earnings such as holiday/vacation pay
		Ensures employers' lowest possible unemployment tax rate by eliminating errors in earnings offset reporting
		Eliminates employees from standing in long lines in the DES offices
		Eliminates disruption of employer operations by DES staff being on site to take claims

Advantages Over the Regular System:

		The filing process is streamlined, eliminating computer-generated notices that were mailed to employers under the regular system.
		Employers have the options of keeping track of claim filers through electronic communications between the employer and the agency.
		Employers may opt to have wages employees earned during the layoff automatically deducted from the employees' unemployment checks.
		Employers who pay supplemental unemployment benefits for layoffs have the option to receive electronic data from the agency to determine the correct amount of payment.
		Employees are provided a simple, direct way to apply for benefits.
		The claims are processed faster, and the employee receives his/her benefit check sooner.

Printable Electronic Claims Procedures

Northern Kentucky
Department for Employment Services

320 Garrard Street
Covington, KY 41011-1790
Phone 859-292-6666
Fax 859-292-6675

8020 Veterans Memorial Drive
Florence, KY 41042-1895
Phone 859-371-0808
Fax 859-371-5103

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